Ethiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed today had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, the Speakers of the two Houses and Chief Administrators of Amhara and Tigray regional states over the current situation in Raya and its surroundings. The meeting concluded that any...

Horndiplomat-French President Emmanuel Macron is due to arrive in Addis Ababa on Tuesday (March 12) for a two-day state visit to Ethiopia. https://twitter.com/MohamadDuale/status/1105170689118617605 According to Ethiopian Foreign Ministry During his visit, President Macron will meet with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy...

 Ethiopia has earned 38 million U.S. dollars in export revenues from its flagship Chinese-built Hawassa industrial park in the last two years, an Ethiopian official said on Wednesday. Built by China Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC), the Hawassa industrial park...

By: BBC AFRICA Rebel forces from Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region have accused the African Union of bias, days after the bloc appointed the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as a mediator. A spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Getachew Reda, accused the AU of...

Preparations have been finalized to successfully host the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa 17th-18th November 2018. Meles Alem, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told local...

By: BLOOMBERG Somalia rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into negotiations with a view to granting it access to a Red Sea port. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week warned that his country’s...

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the leadership of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing on the margins of the Belt and Road Forum CRCC’s current largest engagement includes connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti through the railway project. CRCC have expressed interest in investing in agro-industry parks...

Horndiplomat-The Government of Ethiopia officially launched the issuance of visa on arrival for all African citizens, at an event held on Thursday (November 1) at the Headquarters of the African Union. The event was graced by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene,...

KHARTOUM A European special envoy is set to arrive in Sudan on Sunday for talks aimed at easing tension with Ethiopia over their border dispute. “The High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, assigned the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

By: Hussein Farah ,Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed leaders of IGAD member states, President Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya, President Salva Kiir of the Republic of South Sudan; President Mohammed Abdulahi...